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He was at the Boston Marathon finish line — and then saw fertilizer explosion
Associated Press
Joe Berti, amazingly, finished the marathon just before bombs went off, then flew to Texas and saw plant explode
Game Theory: “Pure pop for nerd people,” the greatest unknown ’80s band
Stephen Burt
Scott Miller, who died Monday at 53, crafted some of the '80s smartest and catchiest tunes -- and changed my life
Should liberals feel nostalgia for the old-school left?
Matt Karp
A closer look at the works of historians like Eric Hobsbawm suggests this sentimentalism may be misplaced
Guantánamo’s indefensible forced feedings
Kevin Gosztola
A new report reveals that prisoners on hunger strike are being subjected to a form of human rights abuse
My life on the streets
Lee Stringer
When my family fell on hard times, I learned that the poor live in a parallel America
What it would be like to live in violence
Elizabeth Ames Staudt
Being close to the bombings in Boston has renewed my belief in empathy -- and shown the limitations of my own
Pope Francis reaffirms Vatican censure of “radical feminist” nuns
Katie McDonough
Meet the new pope, same as the old pope
U.S. Chemical Safety Board in decline?
Jim Morris, Chris Hamby
Accusations of mismanagement long pre-date the explosion at the West, Tx. fertilizer plant
Extremists blame everyone but white men for Boston bombings
Marilyn Elias
From "illegals" to Muslim terrorists, you can always count on the far right to demonize its favorite bogeymen
House passes cybersecurity bill
Anne Flaherty
The legislation is aimed to help companies fend off sophisticated foreign hackers
Boston aftermath brings out America’s worst prejudices
David Sirota
Between a Saudi student's profiling and irresponsible CNN and NY Post reports, our nation's bigotry is on display
Obama at Boston Marathon memorial: “Every one of us stands with you”
Katie McDonough
Updated: Full transcript of President Obama's remarks
New app helps Icelanders avoid accidental incest
Jill Lawless, Jenna Gottlieb
The app lets users "bump" phones, and emits a warning alarm if the phone owners are distantly related
Testing is killing learning
Mary Elizabeth Williams
As public school children sit down to take standardized tests, educators explain why they don't work
More problems for Mark Sanford
Jillian Rayfield
Jenny Sanford has filed multiple complaints against her ex-husband, claiming he violated the terms of the divorce
House GOPer: ExxonMobil should be “patted on the back” for handling of oil spill
Jillian Rayfield
Rep. Markwayne Mullin wondered what the "big deal" was about the spill in Arkansas
Anonymous gives Westboro Baptist a makeover
Katie McDonough
Anonymous started a Facebook page for the hate group, and "Star Trek" star George Takei helped spread the word
Giffords is a fighter, and NRA will be sorry
Joan Walsh
The post-Newtown gun-control movement must undo a decade of Democratic inaction on guns. And it will
Unknown number killed, more than 100 injured in fertilizer plant explosion
John L. Mone, Betsy Blane
The blast, which sent flames shooting into the sky, occurred outside of Waco, Tx., at 7 p.m. Wednesday night
Massive explosion rocks Waco-area fertilizer plant; 100 reported injured
Associated Press
UPDATED: No cause yet, rescue workers scramble to help. "It sounded like three bombs," local resident says
Ricin: The KGB and white supremacists’ favorite toxin
Alex Seitz-Wald
The biotoxin found in letters in Washington this week has a long history of treachery and murder
Sebastian Junger on Tim Hetherington: “He broadened the sense of what’s possible”
Daniel D'Addario
The journalist has made a film about the photographer killed in Libya. "I don't think it's made me more reluctant"
I still hope the bomber is a white American
David Sirota
The identity of the person behind the Boston bombings will strongly affect our response -- even O'Reilly agrees!
Whistleblowing now akin to treason
Marcy Wheeler
The persecution of a former National Security Agency official highlights a disturbing government initiative
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